What is the difference between using tab vs return for choosing an autocomplete?

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创建于 2014年10月12日 19:54

(And when should I prefer one over the other?)
In PHP, if I press tab, sometimes phpstorm doesn't just auto complete - it overrwites what is already there. If I press enter, it just inserts the autocomplete. In HTML, using tab to autocomplete can cause the line below the cursor's current line to be moved to the same line I am on, while using return does not cause this behavior.

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Andriy Bazanov

创建于 2014年10月12日 20:04

Hi there,

[Enter] just inserts selected entry from code completion popup as is.
[Tab] replaces current string with selected entry

Tab is useful when editing existing code (e.g. changing function name to another or changing file name (e.g. image/css/js)

In HTML, using tab to autocomplete can cause the line below the cursor's current line to be moved to the same line I am on, while using return does not cause this behavior.

Not sure at all -- need to see some short screencast with such effect in place.

But quite likely that you are using a Live Template (or Emmet) which triggers code reformat.

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创建于 2014年10月12日 20:45

Thank you again, Andriy. I will try to get a screencast of this happening and return.

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